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    Verizon EV-DO. $15 per day. How to get it ??

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by AGNI, Jul 27, 2006.

  1. AGNI

    AGNI Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    I have a built-in EVDO z61t. I'm trying to get the $15 per day EVDO. I will use it once 2 or 3 months. Does anyone know how to get it ??. I tried to activate but only see monthly plan. I called the verizon reps and they seem to know only how to eat a $1 McDonald hamburger but nothing more than that.

    I know Verizon is one of the worst companies to deal with, which will try to rip you off if given a chance, But I will try per day service. Just for emergencies.

    I wish t-mobile had EVDO. I have heard horror stories about verizon's ' customer service and their 'suck your money at any cost' attitide. They can't do anything because it's a pre-paid plan
     
    AGNI, Jul 27, 2006
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    It used to be part of the software that allowed you to use this option, but I noticed last time I had a ThinkPad with EVDO it was gone.

    Check out this info, maybe it'll help:

    http://theonda.org/articles/2006/06...-on-the-verizon-evdo-network-with-a-treo-700p

    As of 6/10/2006, Verizon has a couple of plans that provide unlimited data on top of some allotment of minutes. Go and sign up for this, but make sure that you also sign up for a $15/month "feature" to let you do this in the first place called something like "Broadband Tethered Access." Just check that a) it is $15/month incremental for nothing other than the privilege of using your Treo as a modem, and b) that when you log into your account and check your service, you see a line item that reads like so: "BBA CONNECT UNL." Without this enabled, you will not be able to authenticate. In my case, I asked for it at the store (didn't get it), and twice on the phone (didn't get it). The trick was getting to the data support people and using the magic words "BBA CONNECT UNL" which seemed to turn some lightbulb on.

    Also, you do not need to install the Verizon Access connect software that they put out for the Mac. I am not sure whether this software is good or bad- in fact I've only ever used it on my Thinkpad where the first thing it did was flash my otherwise very Mac-friendly 5220 so that it only worked just ok after that- but I prefer to keep as much of that third-party crap off of my computer, particularly when it comes to OS services like networking (and given that the MBP seems to have a few hiccups of it's own in this area, why add insult to injury?).
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jul 28, 2006
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